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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has dismissed a lawsuit filed by several Massachusetts cannabis businesses seeking to block enforcement of the federal prohibition on marijuana. The companies argued that the federal ban, upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court two decades ago, is no longer constitutional given changes in circumstances. However, the First Circuit unanimously rejected this argument, affirming that the precedent set by the Supreme Court remains relevant. The court held that businesses do not have a fundamental right to cultivate and sell marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act. This ruling maintains the federal government's authority to enforce marijuana prohibition despite state-level legalization efforts.
Businesses have no fundamental right to cultivate and sell marijuana, the First Circuit held Tuesday in a case attempting to unwind the federal Controlled Substance Act. https://t.co/wTUnP7BeyZ
The First Circuit refused to resurrect a suit challenging the federal prohibition of cannabis, rejecting the argument that the circumstances underlying a high court decision changed so much in the last 20 years that the precedent was no longer relevant. https://t.co/3WW0IceyUf
The 1st Circuit rejected arguments by several Massachusetts cannabis businesses that the federal prohibition on marijuana could no longer be deemed constitutional, as SCOTUS held two decades ago. Subscribe to The Daily Docket: https://t.co/s1z0JFig0G https://t.co/JXhs3PE5VT